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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1025, 17 March 1882, Page 2

_ The Buckingham variety troupe appears in tho Town Hall Carterton this evening, Mr J. F. M, Faber Hotclkeeper of Feathcrston has filed a declaration of insolvency.

The Wellington-Mauawatu Railway contract is to be sealed and sighed to-day by a conquered Cabinet. • ■• :i A first and final dividend is about to be : declared in tho estate of A, T. Coppins formerly of Masterton, The Volunteer baud soiree in the Town Hall Greytown this evening, is likely to prove a great success.

The Masterton Highway Board holds its usual monthly meeting to-morrow.' Tho Masterton Debating Society mako a third, and we hope a final effort this evening to disposo of tho question whether Military drill is desirable for youths.

The Paris street cars and omnibuses, carry an average each week of about 17,345,000 persona. Messrs F. H. Wood and Co. hold one of their popular unreserved general sales to-morrow afternoon at Carterton.

Mr Watson, carrier, came over the Rimutaka on Thursday with a waggon and fivo horses, loaded. " Ho reports the northern decline very rough.and corners sharp;

Messrs Lowes k. lorns announce that they are instated to sell at their rooms on Saturday March 215 four corporation cottages for removal, and the lenses of the. five remaining cottages for 14 years. The contractor, Mr B, Campin, has raised the old post office buildings, Carterton on the new piles, and is pushing on well with his work, and there is but little doubt the building will bo put through within contract time. At one p.m. to-morrow Messrs Lowes and lorns put up at their Masterton sale yards 3000 shcop from well known merino und crossbred flocks, and at S p.m. dispose of a large catalogue of furniture, groceries, drapery and sundries. • A Masterton resident saw two fish swimming in the Waipoua (his morning which were evidently small flounders. There is spearing sport for the rising generation in this river if there are many fish of the kind about.

Hie Autumn Show of the Wellington Horticultural Society opened yesterday. Mr McCaviUe exhibited 172 varieties of apples. His exhibit occupies, a bench 30 ft. long by 2£ feet wide. Ho also contributes specimens m other classes of fruits.

We are glad to learn' that tho members of the legal profession in Masterton have lodged a protest against tho very insufficient accommodation provided by tho proposed new Courthouse. Wo'trust this action will have the effect of inducing the Minister for Justice to causa tenders to be invited for a more suitable structure.

Messrs F. If. Wood & Co., held a stock sale at the Pastoral show grounds on Thursday, the attendance was limited under one hundred, The following wero the sales effected :—Calves (6) from £1 9s to £llss; steers (4) from £4 7a Cd to U 12s Cd ; cows, (8) from M 5s to £o ; heifers (4) £3 10s to f 8 12s Gd; bay gelding, 3 years old ,£!)

Messrs Beard & Gray announce that they have made the following arrangements in connection with the conduct of their offices :-Mr Beard being now permanently resident in Masterton.will .be daily at his office in the Council Chambers.' Mr Gray will reside in Greytown and continue the office there as usual. The office will.jbe continued at Carterton us usual, Messrs Beard and Gray attending thero every Wednesday and Friday. Our illustrated Supplement to-morrow will contain the usual assortment of tales and sketches. Its list of contents is as' follows :-" Amice's welding day," " Scientific notes," "The International bowling trophy," "How Ciptain Irelawrey was shot" "Hor question," "Wit and Wisdom," "Agricultural notes," "Shanghaed,""Divide4 Skirts," " An amusing mistake,"&c, &c. The demand recently for oxtra copies of the WAißAiur-A Daily containing these supplements has increased rapidly and they are becoming very popular throughout the district.

New stamps for postage and revenue purposes are to bo issued after this month The new slamps will be distinct from the old, and will differ in color from each other, according to value. Timo will bo allowed for old stamps to be used up. Dies for the new stamps are now completed, seven in number and in value; namely, one penny (crimson color), twopence (mauve), threepence (yellow), iourpenco (green), sixpence (brown), eightpence (red), one shilling (Indian rod), The Queen's head will bo tlie central design, as before.

At a meeting of the Trustees of tho Wesloyan Church, held lnat evening, it was announced that the whole of the debt on the building had been extinguished by the bazaar, and contributions, Upon the recommendation of tho Rev J. Dukes, it was unanimously resolved to place upon the minute book a grateful and appreciative record of the valuable services rendered by tho ladies of the congregation and canvassing committees in the extinc lion of tho debt,

Special attention is called to Eappand Hare's price list, which will bo found on our frontpage. For clothing, boots, ironmongery and grocery, they will bo found the choapes, and best house in the trade.—To FarmersJnet arrived, Harvesting Glpvos; 1,000 Corn Sacks, equal to new, at 7a 6d per dozen,-fAm'T.] ■■•'■• Carterton v Masterton,—As a proof of who are the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapa we'wiah to draw our readers' special attention to B. A. Gardener & Son's, advertisoment, on. our' front .page.. Tina firm is determined' to' keep up thoir reputation. From the time of their'commencing business .I)l,,Carterton.(bey,have repeatedly proved tliat'.the'y'can.'witb'stflwl competition, no matter bow strong."' It is therefore ridiculous, for another, storekeeper from- a neighboring township to post prico lists' to their customers and pretend to sell at wholesale prices, when' for the smallest quantities B, A. Gardener &Son : aupply goods in almost .every,instance.lo to .15 per; cent Cheaper, and in large quantities still further con&w mooa are made.—wW '

Sorgoant Wilton's name. Was accidentally omitted l'rohji ojjt\ report '£<#' the recent and WellThi'publifllsre cautiojiea not' to cash or negotiate a t! Farquhar Gray in the Bank of' New' Zealand, Mas--I.i.n.f«vor..omex.lStewart lor i' 42; the Bame having ton, lost and payment >c;i I. If ; v ..-.The; following- teanvwill«represent Taita m the cricket match with Masterton on Thursday next :-Messrs Cudby, Welch (2), Judd, Brown, Harris, Priogle, Mason, Daysh, Burt, Maybey, and Russell. Members of the Maaterton Cricket Club assemble at the Club Hotel at noon tomorrow before proceeding to Mrs Yates' paddock on the Upper Plain, where the | cricket match with Greytown is to be played.

As Mr H. Robinson, wheelwright, of Greytown, was adzing somo iron hark shafts, the tool slipped and entered his foot, making a wound about Sin. in length and very deep. Dr Bey attended to tho sufferer who will bo a long timo beforo he will bo able' to resume work,

Tho man, William Platts, who was fined 10a for being drunk and incapable, was brought before Mr W. Lowes, J.P., this morning, charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse. Ho was fined COs or 28 days imprisonment. The fine was paid.

We have just been shown a doubleseated buggy mado to the order of a Carterton settler by Messrß Muir and Dixon Bros, of Mastorton. For strength, style, finißh, and lightness combined it is one of the best articles we have over seen in tho district. It also has the advantage of being very cheap. This firm has a reputation for turning out first-class work, and it evidently intends to keep it up. The Petersburg (Virginia) ludex-Ap-oeal, prints the following;-" Miles Darden, probably the largest man nn record, in North Carolina in 1798, died in Henderaon county, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1858,; He was' 7, feet and 6 inches high, and in 1845 weighed 871 pounds. At his death his weight, was a little over 1000 pounds;" '

At a meeting of the Library Committee of tho Eorough Council held laßt evening, present—Cra-Caßeiberg (in the chair), Price, and Gapper, it was resolved that a meeting of the ratepayers should bo held on Thursday next in the upper room of the Ipstitute foe v the .-purpose of nominating nine'persons bei-frLibrav'y Committee for the ensuing year. Ratepayers and subscribers who have paid up for the curronfc year will be entitled to voto at the poll which will be taken immediately after the. nomination.

A. house was destroyed by fire in Wellington last night, and several other buildings had a narrow escape. The fire was caused through the breaking of a keroune lamp. ; The lamp was standings a round table, the "catch" of which was not safe, and Mrs Monaghan (the wife of the occupant) having placed a ju* of water on the edge of the table, the whole turned over, causing the lamp to be shattered. All efforts to extinguish the blazing oil proved unavailing,'nor was the fire noticed in time to allow the Fire Brigade to render any -'assistance.

The Wellington Horticultural Society's show.yestofduy was a decided succesß,and wearogladto see "that Masterton was very ably, represented there, as the following from the Times will prove:-" The show of fruit must havo given the utmost satisfaction. Mr W, W. McCardle, of Mksterton, who in the former jears had astonished visitors with tho large variety of apples which ho exhibited, 0 far surpassed all his previous efforts by tablin<> no Jess, than 172 distinct and named varieties. About 12 yards of the table woro. occupied by them'. Ho was awarded the BtuartCupfor them. He also took several other prizes in apples.

Hippolyte Vrauliro has just returned from Africa, While expressing muck contempt lor the impossible yarns of the average traveller, Vreidiro says he cannot, refmm from mentioning a somewhat peculiar thing he saw on the Dark Continent. As'arewnrd to amative chieftain who had piloted him through a dangerous country, he presented him with a watch. He had forpton the difficulty of wearin« it without apocket. At'first the negro was puzzled, but observing the position in which Vraidire's waistcoat pocket was placed, ho took a knife, and cutting a neat pocket in the same place on his body, he inserted the wateh,

The bam filled to the roof with hay and adjoining outbuildings in the rear of Mr Parker's house, near the Bank of Now Zealand, Carterton were burned to thegroundjast night.. ; Tluvfirst alarm was given about 9.30 by the'fire breaking almost simultaneously through the roof and side walls, A slight wind was blow<ng from the oast which carried thesparks and burning matter on to the roof of the • dwellinghouse, which had to be kept well damped to prevent 1 ignition Therewere plenty of people abodt at the time and the engine was out of the shed before the first alarm rang out from the bell lower. The fire was kept, veil conGned .to the outbuildings, all of which were totally destroyed, and after a time by the aid of forks and a wire rope the stack was separated and all danger was over before midnight, though the puhgenVsnioke had. filled the houses adjoining and madeths air rather stifling'. If is believed the hay must have been housed in a damp conditioned ignited spontaneously.'i '•'' meeting of the Grevtowm Volunteer Fire Brigade was held mltte Town Hall last evening, Captain BailEe occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting,„pro read and-ecu-firmed. A letter was-reailjfrpm: thq '&&- retary of the' Cartert'on'Brigade euclosm<* some suggestions made at their last mee£ ing re forming a Wairarapa'AßsociatioEv etc. It was dooided that; ■ this imatt'er stand over until such time as the brigade I gets in proper working order. Mr Bock reported that the sub-committoe bad not decided what kind of wells to sink in the town for the uso of the engine, they had written to the Carterton Brigado, asking them if they could try an Abyssinian well with their engino to see how it would work. If not, would they allow them the use of their engino to (try some wells of that kind in Greytown. The report of the Committee was read which showed that the Borough Council had been requested to procure ladders, canvass buckets, ropes, hooks, &c, for the use of the Brigade. Tho rules as drafted by the Committee were then read, and after a short discussion adopted on the motion of Mr Bock seconded by Mr Mckerson, It was also decided that 100 copies be printed. It was resolved that a sublieutenant be added to tho list of officers, nomination to be made at the next meeting. / Resolved that tenders be at once called for forty badges, with the letters G.V.F.B. painted white on a black ground, Mr Dooley offered to make the belts for the use of tho members provided the material was [procured by the Brigade, which.offer was accepted, and instructions eiven'that the material be got at once, The secretary was instructed to write to tho South British Insurance Company in WullinPton, asking for the loan of an ongine until the one ordered from England arrived. Three new members were admitted. The captain notified that the next meeting of the Brigade will be held on Thursday evening 30th inat, at eight a'clock.

The address to Mr John Kay from his friends and late pupils in Carterton will bo tiiryiew at Messrs Gardener's'.Until to-morrow week, , ; "'..*! ,':'''> •

Notice is given that has been duly 'appointed creditors' trustee" in the estate of Thomas Lowes, debtor; also that a meeting of creditors will be held at • the- Temple Chambers' on-Priday, 24th inst., to consider the application of the debtor for his discharge.

A caseof stealing from T'dwelling oc-' curred at Kuripnui on Wednesday last, It appears a resident there, named Mrs lleeball, left her residence for a few minutes, leaving the window of the bedroom open, and when she came back she found 7s had been stolen from a'desk which had been placed close to,the window, From enquiry she found, a lad named Touscher was seen near the house, and on taxing him with the theft he admitted haviug done so. Mrs Reehall then communicated with the police, but the boy ; seeing hor going towards the' : police' stutionmado himself scarce, and has not been Been since. His parents aro much distressed about him, as he has not been near his home since committing the theft. At the, Res d<ta Magistrate's Court, Wellington, yesterday morning (saystho rimes), Thomas Carter, cab-driver, was called to answer an information for assault laid by his wife, Kate Carter, who sought to have havo him Hound over to keep, the peace. The information stated . that he had beaten hav with a stockwhip, knocked her down, and kicked ner. Carter did not appear, and the woman,, who was put in the witness box, was asked rather sharply by the Resident Magistrate if she would like a warrant issued to compel her husband to attend. She did not appear to understand how matters stood, and replied that if he did not want to come, she did not want to bring mm. The case was therefore dismissed,